Comb



March 15, 1927. l,621,005

A. A. ELNETT COMB Filed Oct. 1926 4 INVENTOR /7/ hoy fine# rrr" I W w ATTORNEY I Patented Mar'. 15, 1927.

ANTEONY A. ELNEmoF NEW YORK, N. Y. i

COME;

'Application filed October 192G.. Serial No. 14-l, 718.

and repaired or replaced by new teeth'. This feature' is i of"` particular advantage with 15 combs having expensive frame members com-,

posed of precious metals and the'like, especially when such 'combs form cherished gifts, the life of which it is desired to extend as long as possible. r

J Among other objects of the present invention it is aimed to provide 'a Construction of comb, the several parts of which'may be a composed of' metal produced. at low costso that they can he retailed at a comparatively i low price.

' It is a stillfurther object of the present invention to provide comb in which-a greater or less number of teeth may be provided with' a given length of frame, so that the'length of handle with a given length of frame may be regulated by the user to suit his preference. i

These and other features; capabilities and advantages of the invention willfiappear from the subjoined detail description of one specific embodiment thereof illustratejd in the accompanying drawings; in which i i Figure 1 is a side elevation of a comb made according to the present invention with a portion thereof broken away.

Fig; 2 is an end view looking at Figql from the right, with the anchoring screw removed. i

Fig. '3 is anenlarged fragmental side elevation of the comb partly insection. V

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fg. 3.

In thei embodiment illustrated, there is provided a frame member il which may be composed of any suitable material such as metal, rubber composition, celluloid' or the like, and form the outer handle to be grasped by the user. frame portion 1 may be composed of precious metal such as silver, gold and the like, for expensive toilet sets, when the same would preferably be decorated in the well It is 'also intended that this known ,manner, or else that 'this' frame portion 1 be used 'as the support for 'the envelope of decorated precious metal' or the'like. y The `frame 'member 1, as shown in & iga-4; IS somewhat U-shaped' havingan elongated shallow recess 2 extending its full length,- such recess 2 continuing into-'the larger round recess 3 and terminating in the diminished mouth 4, preferably narrower than the diameter of the recess 3,' the sides' of wllllcll mouth 4 are preferably plane and par- One endof the frame. l is provided with an annular recess 5 surrounding the recess 3, and the peripheral wall of therecess 3; for a short extent inwardlyfrom such recs 5, is internally screwthreaded, as shown a i At the other end of the frame 1, there is provided a tooth-shaped end `.piece 7. which ispreferably riveted in place ,bythe rivet 8.' The end piece 7 has an outer curved edge 9 conforming withithe curvedend 1 O .of the frame 1, has a broad flat tooth portion 11, and an enlarged curved portion 12, the tooth portion'll and the curved portion 12 being spaced from one another by the dminished neck portion 13. The sides of the recess 4 cooperate with the neck 13 toanchor the ,end

piece 7 against radial displacement relative to the framemember 1, and the curved portion 12 cooperates with the recess 3 to anchor f the end piece 7 against later-al displacement relative to theframe member 1, and the rivet 8 posit-ivelyanchors the end piece 7, particularly anchorng the end piece 7 against lon;

gitudinal displacement relativeto saidframe member l.

The teeth 14,1the number; r which win be determined according to the length of comb desired, each havea curvedenlarge ment 15 conforming to the recess 3 and coi Operating -therewith to anchor the teeth against lateral displacementrelativeto the france member l. Each tooth lalso .is .pro-

vided with a neck portion l adjacent to the curved enlargement 15 .and terminates fin a tooth proper 17 which' is, tapering, having its broadest portion adjacent to the neck portion 16, as illustrated in Figs. '2 and l. The teeth proper 17 are spaced from one another as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the neck portion' 16 being considerably wider than the teeth proper 17. This separation idea is carried out inthe end piece 7 which is recessed at 18 so that its 'neck portion 13 projects laterally beyond the flat portion ll, as indicated in 3, to engage the necl: portion 16 of the adjacent tooth member 14.

hen assembling the device, the end piece '7 is first Secured in place by sliding its enlarged portion 12 and neek portion 13 into. the recesses 3 and 4 until the portion 7 is located at the left hand end of the frame member 1, Whereupon the rivet 8 is screwed in place to' anchor'such end member against displacement; r

' Thereupon, the teeth 14 are successively positionedby sliding their enlargements 15 and neck portions 16 along the recesses 3 and4 until the desired number of teeth 1& have-'been mounted on the frame 1.

To anchor the: teeth members 14 against longitudinal disp'lacement, any suitable fastening means nay be provided. In the present instance a screw 19 of desired length is then threaded through the threaded portion 6 until. itsend 20 securely anchors the teeth l l in' place against the'end piece 7. The screw' l9 maybe of any suitable form or shape: In the 'present instance it is provided with a k-nurled head 21 by means of which the same may be conveniently grasped.

lVhen any. of'the teeth become bent or broken, it is only necessary to remove the screw^l9"when the teeth 14 will be free to beremoved and the broken or bent teeth replaced( Similarly, When it is desired to clean the teeth 14:; the screw 19 will be removed and the teeth l can' then be washed and wiped asdesired and again returned into position in the frame 1.

The-recess 2 iso' particular value in-this Construction in` that' it ati'ords a certain amount' of yieldability to the walls o' the recesses 3 and 4 to facilitate adjusting the frame member 1 to the head the teeth 14.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be 'made to the details of Construction' without departing from the general spirit of the invention as set forth in'the appended claims.

I claim: I 1; A comb having a frame provided with a fixed 'tooth 'forming a fixed' end piece, there being in said frame a longitudinal slot having. an enlarged inner longitudinal recess extending'fron said end piece to the' other end' of said frame, said other end'of the :frame beinginternally threaded, a plurality portions 15 of i of teeth having enlarged heads,- the enlarged heads of said teeth being slipped into place in said enlarged recess by entering through the internally threaded end of said frame with the teeth shanks projecting through said longitndinal slot, and a screw engaging said internally threaded end of said enlarged recess and abutting against the outernost tooth head and operable to urge said tooth heads against one another and against said end piece.

2. A comb havingra `frame provided With a longitudinal slot having an enlarged `inner longtudinal recess, there being a lon'gitudinal narrow recess in said frame extendinginwardly from the wall of said enlarged recess, and a plurality of teeth having enlarged heads, the enlarged heads being disposed in saidenlarged recess, the narrow recess permitting the Walls of said frame yieldably to engage the head portionsof said teeth. r

3. A comb having a frame member provided With a longitudinal slot having an enlarged inner longitudinal recess; an end piece entending into said slot at one end of said t'rame member, the other end of. said enlai'ged recess being'internally threaded; a plnrality of teeth having enlarged heads. the enlarged heads being disposedin said enlarged recess; and a screw engaging the threaded end ol? saidenlarged recess and cmperating to anchor said teeth 'adjacent to one another and againstsaid end piece, said end piece being riveted to said iframe member.

%LA comb having a frame member provided with a longitudinal slot having an enlarged inner longitudinal recess; an end piece extending into said slot at one end of said %rame member, the other end of said enlarged recess being internally threaded;

a plurality of teeth havingenlarged heads, the enlarged heads being disposed in said. enlarged recess; and a screw engaging the" threaded end of said' enlarged recess and' cooperating to anchor said teeth adjacent to one another and against said end piece,

there being a longitudinal narrow recess in said' 'rame member extending inwardly from the wall of said enlarged recess to pe rmit the walls of said trame member yieldably to engage the head portions of said teeth.

ANTl-IONY A; ELNETT. 

